Blisstree » pharmacy for women http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 1st Women-Only Pharmacy in N.A. Opens http://www.blisstree.com/articles/1st-women-only-pharmacy-in-na-opens/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/1st-women-only-pharmacy-in-na-opens/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:06:22 +0000 Marijke Durning, RN http://www.blisstree.com/?p=98503 Post from: Blisstree

1st Women-Only Pharmacy in N.A. Opens

]]> The first women-only pharmacy in North America has opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pharmacy, called Lu’s: A Pharmacy for Women, is located in a notoriously tough part of Vancouver, the downtown East side.

Why a pharmacy for women only?

prÈparatrices en pharmacieThe person who came up with the idea of the pharmacy, Vancouver Women’s Health Collective’s executive Caryn Duncan, is quoted in a Canada.com article as saying that many women feel threatened in a traditional pharmacy in tough neighborhoods.

There are plans to make this more than a pharmacy though – the idea is to make it a center where women may go to ask for medical help, work with support groups, and more.

Let’s see if this works.

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